Memory Techniques Worksheet: Self-Testing and Teach-Back

Memory techniques lesson 20: Self-testing and teach-back · Set 397 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Pull it out to keep it in): Active recall: closed-book writing, quizzing with cards, teaching your sibling, answering old questions, covering the answers. Passive review: re-reading the chapter, highlighting everything, copying notes neatly, staring at the page. Teach-back: learn the topic → close the book → explain it simply → check what you missed. Wrong cards go back in the “again” pile: 30 − 7 right = 23.

1. 1.🧪 Who can you teach back to? (a) only a teacher (b) anyone, even a toy (c) nobody (d) only adults
2. 2.True or false: “answering old questions” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
4. 4.🃏 You test yourself on 10 Hindi words and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
5. 5.🃏 You test yourself on 27 Hindi words and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
6. 6.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 16 spellings and get 7 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
8. 8.Which of these is passive review? (a) copying notes neatly (b) covering the answers (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
9. 9.🧪 Active recall or passive review: staring at the page? (a) passive review (b) active recall
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) answering old questions (d) only listening again
11. 11.True or false: “staring at the page” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it is faster to read (d) tests are just fun
13. 13.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) the topic is useless (b) you should stop (c) you are bad at it (d) a gap to study again
14. 14.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
15. 15.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 4 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 4 of them right. How many are still wrong?
16. 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 28 Hindi words and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
17. 17.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) only listening again (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
19. 19.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
20. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: covering the answers? (a) passive review (b) active recall
21. 21.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) review them, test again (c) ignore them (d) start a new topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) explaining it aloud (c) closed-book writing (d) answering old questions
23. 23.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 22 formulas and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 3 of them right. How many are still wrong?
24. 24.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) re-reading the chapter
25. 25.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) listen once (b) highlight it all (c) read it many times (d) test yourself often
26. 26.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
27. 27.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) active recall (b) passive review
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only listening again (b) copying notes neatly (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
29. 29.🃏 You test yourself on 11 flashcards and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
30. 30.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 state capitals and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
31. 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) highlighting everything (c) watching it again (d) blank-page recall
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) staring at the page (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
33. 33.True or false: “covering the answers” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) covering the answers (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
35. 35.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) quizzing with cards (d) blank-page recall
36. 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
37. 37.🃏 You test yourself on 23 dates and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
38. 38.🃏 You test yourself on 11 flashcards and get 5 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
39. 39.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) answering old questions (c) watching it again (d) quizzing with cards

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